S52.181A
S52.181A: Other fracture of upper end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
S52.181A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of upper end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S52.181A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter for closed fracture
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S52
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- C
- initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.181A
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.181A
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S52.1: Fracture of upper end of radius
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.181A
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S52.181
- S52.181BOther fracture of upper end of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.181COther fracture of upper end of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.181DOther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.181EOther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.181FOther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.181GOther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.181HOther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.181JOther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.181KOther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.181MOther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.181NOther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.181POther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.181QOther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.181ROther fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.181SOther fracture of upper end of right radius, sequela